(UPDATE) SEN. Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Senate to investigate a Chinese arrested for pretending to be a Filipino and who managed to join the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA).
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently detained businessman Joseph Sy for reportedly holding fraudulently acquired Philippine documents., This news data comes from:http://www.redcanaco.com
The senator likened Sy’s arrest to the case of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo who was re-moved from office by the Ombudsman after a series of congressional inquiries revealed she is Chi-nese.
“Although the PCGA is voluntary and nongovernment, it is quite concerning that Sy managed to access people and events during which national security was discussed,” Hontiveros said in Filipino.
“If this businessman is indeed a Chinese national masquerading as Filipino, the Senate must immedi-ately probe his affiliations, background, and the circumstances under which he obtained his Philippine documents,” she said in a statement.
Hontiveros urges probe on Chinese faking Filipino identity
“We should look into who enabled him and how deep his network goes,” Hontiveros added.
- Prince Harry to visit UK on anniversary of queen's death
- Rains over Metro Manila, parts of PH as LPA may develop into 'short-lived' tropical depression
- Task force cites new threats to media workers
- No winner in Ultra, Megalotto draws for Aug 29
- Filipino weightlifter Vanessa Sarno banned for 2 years for anti-doping violation
- Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
- Australia's mushroom murderer faces victims' family in court
- Ukraine drone attacks spark fires at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant, Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal.
- Harold Cabreros takes post as new OCD chief
- Preliminary report on Lisbon funicular accident expected
